Well they can leave their card at home, but they still should be able to not be members if they don't want to be.
Also if there are real practical concerns, not just "I don't want to join". From the two links I posted
"One of the plaintiffs, Brian Hall, is a retired federal worker who contributed throughout his career to a health savings account. If required to take Medicare, he will no longer be allowed to make deposits for his medical expenses."
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"David W. writes:
dk - I looked up the Medicare fee schedule, and you're right, there is a charge - 96.40/mo (or higher if you have income above 85K/person). In addition, anyone with less than 10 years of Medicare taxes on record has to pay an extra 443/mo. I have to admit, I'm surprised, given the size of the taxes for Medicare, that they bother to collect anything from the beneficiaries."
They probably pay more for health care than that, but they might go to doctors who don't take Medicare patients, so Medicare might not help them any, and it is a cost. |
